England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people

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Our passion at Anchor is giving older people a choice of great places and ways to live.

Our impressive range of services are designed to help you live life your way, and by staying true to our values we’re proud to say that we’ve become the largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people in England.

Our merger

We’ve merged with Hanover to form Anchor Hanover, the largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life in England.

The right home for you, now and into the future

We offer a wealth of purpose-built options for your next home, from affordable rented housing to spacious leasehold apartments and luxury retirement villages. Our retirement housing is all designed to offer you a sense of community, security, independence and peace of mind.

What could my new home be like?

Anchor’s retirement properties for sale offer you the opportunity to own your perfect home. Ranging from quiet cul-de-sacs to award-winning luxury estates, each Anchor retirement development is unique; however all share the same high standard of construction, responsive management and total commitment to quality customer service.

Affordable housing options

Our retirement properties for rent offer affordable housing options at more than 660 locations across the country and provide you with a wealth of choice. Our rental properties include purpose-built and well maintained studio flats, one, two or three-bedroom properties as well as bungalows.

A trusted care home provider

We are also a well established and trusted care home provider with more than 100 care homes across the country offering older people personally tailored residential and dementia care every day.

Our insight and reputation are built on 50 years' experience, we are committed to providing all of the older people living with us, whatever their needs, with exactly the right level of support to get the best out of life.

Personally tailored residential care

At Anchor we offer personally tailored residential care within the warm, safe and friendly surroundings of our care homes. Our 24-hour personal and practical support is provided by well-trained, caring staff and is designed to ensure you continue to enjoy maximum independence as well as peace of mind, knowing that help is always at hand.

Specialist dementia care

We recognise a person living with dementia is, first and foremost, a person – unique and with a rich history of experiences, abilities, skills, knowledge, preferences, desires and personality. We respond to the individual and support what they can do with a personalised care plan, always looking for opportunities to build on their strengths and abilities.

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